Tims, J.Ayfer, Reyyan2022-02-162022-02-162021-05-190033-4545http://hdl.handle.net/11693/77414ACM-W is the community within the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) that is dedicated to issues of gender equality in Computer Science. ACM-W works globally to support, celebrate and advocate for the full participation of women in all aspects of the computing field. This article presents a brief history of ACM-W with an emphasis on the global growth of the organization. A summary of the primary programs of ACM-W is provided to further highlight the global impact of our work. Also included are examples of how ACM-W is partnering with other computing and scientific organizations to realize greater impact in the arena of gender equality.EnglishComputer scienceGender equityGender gapScienceSTEMWomen in computingACM-W: global growth for a local impactArticle10.1515/pac-2020-12071365-3075